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Learn Korean: The 몇 Questions

I talked about the
five WH-Questions in Korean last time. They are 누구, 무엇, 어디, 언제,
and 왜. As I went over my notes today, I took notice of this
particular word because it seems flexible in such a way that it can work as
what, how, and which depending on the word that follows it. It might confuse
you so I listed down a few interrogative sentences by category and I hope this
can give you a clearer picture on the usage of "몇".

몇 as
WHAT

몇학년이에요?

What grade are you in?

몇시예요?

What time is it?

지금몇과공부하고있어요?

What lesson are you studying now?

오늘몇일이에요?

What day is it today?

몇 as HOW

집에방이몇개있어요?

How many rooms are there in your house?

일본어수업에학생이몇명있어요?

How many students are there in the
Japanese class?

하루에몇번식사를해요?

How many times do you eat your meal per
day?

Note: 개, 명,
and 번 are counters for things, people, and behavior. You
can replace them with other counters depending on what you are counting. For
instance, we use 권 for books and 대 for
cars.